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Federal Returning Officer
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<h2 id="list-of-federal-returning-officers">List of federal returning officers</h2> <ol><li>Gerhard Fürst (1948–1964)</li> <li>Patrick Schmidt (1964–1972)</li> <li>Hildegard Bartels (1972–1980)</li> <li>Franz Kroppenstedt (1980–1983)</li> <li>Egon Hölder (1983–1992)</li> <li>Hans Günther Merk (1992–1995)</li> <li>Johann Hahlen (1995–2006)</li> <li>Walter Radermacher (2006–2008)</li> <li>Roderich Egeler (2008–2015)</li> <li>Dieter Sarreither (2015–2017)</li> <li>Georg Thiel (2017–2022)</li> <li>Ruth Brand (2023–present)</li></ol> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/en/bundeswahlleiter.html">Official Web site</a></li></ul>